The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
Explore life's deepest questions through the wise teachings of Al Mustafa in this timeless classic. Topics such as love, marriage, work, and death are all explored in this book, which has been translated into over 108 different languages and has remained in print for generations. Join in on the conversation and discover the wisdom of The Prophet.
Publish Date
2003-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
2003-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1923
Goodreads Rating
4.23
ISBN
9789176371121
Recommendations
7
Recommendations
A fantastic book. I would recommend people get the edition with the illustrations by the author. – source
One of the first 'spiritual' books I read as a teenager, which gave me plenty of seeds for thought from short, but to-the-point, topics. – source
This book reads like a modern-day poetic religious tome. It’s up there with the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, the Bible, and the Qur’an. It is written in the style where it has a feel of religiosity and truth, but it was very approachable, beautiful, non-denominational, and non-sectarian. I loved this book.
He has a gift for poetically describing what children are like, what lovers are like, what marriage should be like, how you should treat your enemies and your friends, how you should work with money, what can you think of every time you have to kill something to eat it. I felt, like the great religious books, it gave a very deep, very philosophical, but very true answer to how to approach the major problems in life. I recommend the prophet to anybody, whether you’re religious or not. Whether you are Christian, Hindu, Jewish, or Atheist. I think it’s a beautiful book, and it’s worth reading – source
2015-02-06T23:02:34.000Z
A few of my favorite books .... Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. It's so great to get outside my head for... – source